steaks

Make dinner out count for good on Oct. 14 with l'Eté du Vin, the cancer-fightin' oenophilic charity. Have supper at Sperry's, making sure to tip heavily honorary maitre d' Mike Haney, and part of your tab plus all the "tips" go to l'Eté's coffers.

Every autumn, we buy a Bigham's country ham on our way back from visiting family in Huntsville. I take it to Todd's Butcher Shop at 6682 Charlotte and have it cut into four steaks and a ham the right size for a small family.

Hey kids, were you disappointed on Memorial Day that the pork chops were chewy and the steak was dry? Here’s a tip for you to pass along to the Chief Grilling Person at your Labor Day gathering (after you’ve taught him how to program the TiVo).

Not in a long time have I done so much cooking and had so little to show for it as last night. You know the feeling?

Cantina Laredo, the gourmet Mexican concept operated by Dallas-based Consolidated Restaurant Operations, will set up shop in the ground floor of the Icon building in The Gulch.

Whoopiteedoo.  While I rejoice and celebrate the 4th of July and take pride in being an American, the 4th of July this year begs me to answer just one question.  Do I catch up on housework tomorrow or do I just laze around or play all day? 

It's already been a tough year for local pop-rockers The Pink Spiders.
Label, management and booking-agent issues, as well as a crippling bus
fire, are, as of now, the least of their concerns.

There's a strong smell of honeysuckle in the air in East Tennessee these days.  At least if you're anywhere near any vegetation. 

There's a strong smell of honeysuckle in the air in East Tennessee these days.  At least if you're anywhere near any vegetation. 

T's Tuscan Bar & Grill, the rustic-Italian restaurant filling the void left by the recently shuttered Trace, will open by Friday, says owner Michael Tangredi. All that remains on the punch list is a few plumbing issues.